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ASSISTANT HEAD OF LENS Duties and responsibilities: Assist the Head of Lens in all activities and decisions, and be acting Head of Lens where required. Prepare Lens meeting agendas, take meeting minutes and ensure they are promptly available to the committee after the meeting, through the Committee FB group. Expected to assist all other committee members where required. Provide advice, both creatively and organisationally, the various committee members on their respective projects Be the initial point of contact and oversee the delivery of content through social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Advise the Head of Lens and…

Artificial Intelligence as defined colloquially is: when a machine mimics ‘cognitive’ functions that humans associate with other human minds, such as ‘learning’ and ‘problem solving’; and there is no doubt that artificial intelligence has become a widely controversial and widespread trend in the last few years. In fact, most people will agree that a robot can work in an assembly line, but there’s no consensus on whether a robot can ever be intelligent, and what the limits of that intelligence will/can be. Considering the proliferation of every day AI tools — such as the Amazon Alexa, Google’s Google Home and Apple’s…

Today we had the by-election Soapbox interview with Rory Pears, running for VP Finance and Development. When he entered the room, he seemed calm and collected, sitting on his box ready to begin; while the opening sequence ran, he was visibly thinking through points in preparation for his opening statement. Before Joshua Gray started his questioning, the two chatted to break the ice. Rory joked that he was ready to get a “grilling”, knowing that this Soapbox would be no different to the first. During his opening statement, he emphasised that he would like to “deliver the best student experience…

As if Jonnie Peacock’s athletic career wasn’t illustrious enough, the Loughborough-based athlete has taken on a new challenge. After becoming an amputee due to meningitis at just the age of 5, Peacock quickly overcome any obstacle thrown at him. Still in his teenage years, he triumphed in the T44 100m at London 2012, taking home gold and making a big name for himself. Nearing the end of June 2012, Jonnie Peacock became the fastest amputee sprinter in the world. This made him not only a world-class para-athlete, but a sensational role model to a vast audience- old and young. There’s…

[videojs mp4=”https://webvids.lsu.co.uk/2017-18/LSUTV/ExecElections2018/Soapbox/Finance_clipped.mp4″ poster=”http://media.lsu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/UpdatedSB-04.jpg”] Missed the Soapbox? Catch-up on what the VP: Finance & Development candidate had to say.

Role profile for Label Assistant Editor Duties and responsibilities: Support the Editor in maintaining Label. For example, making sure the article-posting sheet is up to date and assisting in the Label application for SPANC. Take committee meeting minutes Organise Label committee and volunteer socials Be confident, organised and reliable An approachable person for members of committee to feel comfortable with Opportunities: • Develop knowledge of the journalism industry. • Gain knowledge of every aspect of how a magazine runs. • Steer the direction of the Label brand. Useful previous experience: • Team leadership skills • Supervisory skills beneficial • Good…

ASSISTANT STATION MANAGER Duties and responsibilities: Assist the Station Manager with the day to day running of LCR and be the first point of the delegation during busy times. Create the agenda for and take minutes at the weekly LCR meetings. Responsible for the uploads of on-demand shows each week whether delegated across committee or taken into own hands. Liaise with the committee to ensure that the mentor system is being upheld and effective throughout the year. Opportunities: To be second in command at a successful student radio station. Being heavily involved in LSU Media and having the…

Role profile for LCR Head of Music Duties and responsibilities: • Take charge of music and playlists on Radio DJ and ensure they are updated each week, with collaborations with the Head of Content. • Liaise with external talent companies to create opportunities for volunteers to be involved with new and upcoming music. • Lead a team of volunteers who are passionate about music. • Produce online content such as Spotify playlists and artist interviews. • Get involved with Union music events such as Soundclash and DJ Soc. Opportunities: • Gain an understanding into the music industry and how that…

Dear… is a new series of articles that Label will be posting. Throughout this series, people will share open letters addressed to anyone from boyfriends, friends, family to even pets. These open letters allow for us to explore the minds of others and their deepest thoughts. From personal journeys to self-discovery, this is a series that is worth looking out for and giving a read.  Volunteer writer, Hannah Jane Thompson, adds to the ‘Dear…’ series with an empowering letter addressing herself during Freshers. 

Role profile for LSUTV Head of Creative Projects In charge of shorter content, animation based content and fostering new creative shows and projects Duties and responsibilities: • Help create and help volunteers develop new creative content for LSUTV • Help the LSUTV committee and volunteers with their propositions, shows and ideas • Liaise with Head of Design, Marketing & Online on the look and design of new shows • Attend committee meetings Opportunities: • Develop knowledge of TV industry • Create new content • Exciting new role within LSUTV’s committee Useful previous experience: • Confidence with creating new creative content…